Director of Financial Business Insights & AI Solutions

Description

Leidos is seeking a Director of Financial Business Insights & AI Solutions to lead advanced analytics, financial modeling, and AI-driven transformation across Finance and Business Operations. This role is responsible for developing scalable, data-driven solutions and driving enterprise adoption that enhances decision-making, operational performance, and strategic outcomes.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a critical function within our organization, driving innovation and transformation at the intersection of finance, technology, and business operations. As the Corporate FP&A Director, you will have the chance to shape the future of our company, enabling data-driven decision-making and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & Talent Development

• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of financial professionals, data scientists, and analysts, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Build formal training and development programs that strengthen financial acumen, analytical capability, and leadership skills across the finance organization.

Financial Analytics & Business Enablement

• Oversee the development of complex financial, forecasting, and predictive models that support enterprise planning, scenario analysis, and executive decision-making.
• Develop a deep understanding of existing financial and business processes, leveraging benchmarking and best practices to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead scalable process enhancements that improve efficiency, controls, and financial insight.

AI & Advanced Analytics Strategy

• Champion the integration of AI, automation, and advanced analytics into financial and operational workflows.
• Partner with Data Science and Data Analytics leaders to ensure priorities, commitments, and delivery align with business needs.
• Drive successful transition of analytics and AI solutions from development into sustained enterprise use.
• Support prioritization and execution of the Finance & Business Operations Analytics and AI roadmap.

Change Management & Execution

• Act as a change leader for analytics-driven transformation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and successful adoption of new processes and technologies.
• Engage stakeholders across the enterprise to drive understanding, alignment, and execution of transformation initiatives.

Cross-Functional & Executive Partnership

• Collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to enable enterprise-wide analytics and AI adoption.
• Work closely with the VP of Corporate FP&A and other executives to align technical solutions with strategic and financial objectives.

Performance Management & Reporting

• Establish and monitor key performance indicators to measure initiative effectiveness and value realization.
• Prepare and deliver clear, data-driven updates to senior leadership on progress, risks, and outcomes.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, quantitative major, or related field.
• At least 12 years of experience in financial analysis or related roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership position.
• Experience in integrating AI, automation, and advanced analytics into financial and operational workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complexity, deliver results, and drive accountability.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to balance technical innovation and financial discipline.
• Effective communicator capable of influencing at all levels of the organization.
• US citizenship is required and able to obtain security clearance as needed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or advanced degree preferred
• Experience in change management and business process optimization is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data science and machine learning platforms (e.g., AWS Sage Maker, Azure) or programming language such as Python or R and deep experience with common data science libraries
• Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

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